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Identical twins affected by congenital cytomegalovirus infections showed different audio‐vestibular profiles
Author(s) -
Lazar Andra,
Löfkvist Ulrika,
Verrecchia Luca,
Karltorp Eva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.15561
Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , vestibular system , hearing loss , pediatrics , audiology , identical twins , cytomegalovirus infections , human cytomegalovirus , immunology , viral disease , herpesviridae , virus
This study explored whether there were long‐term hearing and vestibular outcome differences between five pairs of identical twins who had been infected with the congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection before birth. Data were collected from the medical records at the Audiological Clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm. The congenital CMV infection resulted in high variations in vestibular and hearing function within, and between, the genetically identical twin pairs. Clinicians need to be aware that treatment and interventions may need to differ substantially when identical twins have hearing issues related to the congenital CMV infection.